were wounded in the strike, including a girl aged five. AFP17:T487,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited troops fighting on the southern front line in the Zaporizhzhia region, he said Thursday in a post on Telegram.

Zelensky said he had visited soldiers from the 27th Rocket Artillery Brigade, dubbed Ukraine's "HIMARS division" for its use of the US-supplied rockets.

"Thank you for your service and defence of our country and people. Let the HIMARS not fail, let them hit enemy targets," Zelensky said.

In a video published on his Telegram channel, he was filmed addressing soldiers in a bunker and awarding some state awards.

Russia has occupied part of the Zaporizhzhia region since the first days of its 2022 invasion, and claims to have annexed the full region.

The regional capital, also called Zaporizhzhia, has been pounded with Russian aerial strikes in recent weeks.

Ukraine's interior ministry said earlier on Thursday that 11 people had been killed in a missile strike on Tuesday, after rescue workers spent more than 46 hours sifting through rubble for bodies.

Another 22 were wounded in the strike, including a girl aged five.

AFP

18:T447,Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited troops fighting on the southern front line in the Zaporizhzhia region, he said Thursday in a post on Telegram. Zelensky said he had visited soldiers from the 27th Rocket Artillery Brigade, dubbed Ukraine's "HIMARS division" for its use of the US-supplied rockets. "Thank you for your service and defence of our country and people. Let the HIMARS not fail, let them hit enemy targets," Zelensky said. In a video published on his Telegram channel, he was filmed addressing soldiers in a bunker and awarding some state awards. Russia has occupied part of the Zaporizhzhia region since the first days of its 2022 invasion, and claims to have annexed the full region. The regional capital, also called Zaporizhzhia, has been pounded with Russian aerial strikes in r

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Zelensky visits south Ukraine front line